The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-06-24
Election Notice.
AN ACT.

Entitled an act, to provide for the relocation
of county $, ats in counties where county seats
have been located by vote less thau majority
Of all the electo voting thereon
Be it enacted by the legis ative assembly Of
the Territory Of Dakota
SIC. l. That in all counties in this territory
having a population not less than twelve th0us-
and as shown by the Genius OF 1885 and having
ares of rot less than fOTty-eight congressional
townships, ard in which the present county
Feat thereof has been heretofore located under
the provisions of section chapter Il of the PO-
litical code, by a vote less than majority of ali
the votes cast at the election held under the
provrtions Of ssid section of chapter q, of the
Political code there shall be held a spRcral cleo
tion of the duly QUALIFIED voters of said counties
on the 18th day of July, D. 1887, at which
election the question OF the relocation OF the
county seat Of Vnch counties shall ba vOts d up
on. Provided, that such election shall not be
held in any county, unless there shall be pre-
sented TO the Judge of the district court of the
district in wi iUh such cour t, lie situated, or IN
his absence from ssch dstriCt or his inability t.
act, to the chief Justice of said territory. pc
tition signed by az least One- h,rd IN number OF
the electors of said county shown by tho vote
cast st the last general e.et'or, praying said
Judge to issue al order, directing 'he holding
OF said electi Il, az provided by this act If
said Judge shall tird that said petition is signed
by Oue-Ihird Of the electors of sad county rs
above provided he shall lssus au order directing g
said election to be hrld in accordance with the
provisions nf this act
rEC 3. 1t shall ne the duty of the register of
deeds In each Of said counties, upon being duly
served with copy of the order made by the
Judge ss provided bv section | "f this act, to
cause duly certified copy 'f this act to be pub
lished in at least one of su papers ss have
been designated by the tnard OF county COM
missronsrs as the official paper of such counties
for at least six consecutive weeks tmmeJlately
preceding the date of such election, ard no
other OF further notice of SAID election shall be
repaired.
SIC. 3. The polling places at such elections
shall be- the same as those designated for the
general election If 1888; Provided that if any of
the said Judges clerks shall be absent "r for
snv reason fail to act at "a suec,al elections,
their places shall be filed in the manner pro-
vided by the laws governing general eleations
in this territory.
sEo. f. The ballots for such elections shall
be printed or written. partly printed and part
ly written, and substantially as fellows: FOr
county seat the city Tor town o." and ny
such bailo the eleotor shall designats the city
or town foc which he desires To cast his vote fol
county seat. 1.
SEQ 5. The vote cast at said special elections
shall be canvassed, certified and returned In this
same manner a. at general elections and tbs
county commissioners shall withiR twenty day.
after said elections meet and open the turn
Hnd declare and enter upon their recOrds the re
| suit.
| SIC. s. The city or town receiving the high
eet number Of votes, such number being not les
/ than majority of 1.-The TltsS cast at sid eiec
| ton shall be the c, unty seat
SIC. 2. II upon canvass OF the votes cas-
at said electi0 no CITY town shall have receIy '
A laIu NJ all rha at ghpC
| of a relocation of the county seat shall be agai
submitted to the quail Il d voters Of such coun
tres &C the annual eIectIoI in jSo7, and II shal
be the duts Of the register of deeds sf sue
,-ounties ~ cause this act 70 be again pnblishe'
in the same manner aud with like etfset a. pre-
vided ia section of his act Provided, how
over, that at said IN usl election the electors =
sacb counties shall designate by their ballots .
b. rein provided their choIce for county sea
between the two places rpce vii & the gi,es
number of votes at the special election herel
provided for and no balluts Q. st for any Uthe
city or town shall be considered or counted, be
shall be deemed void and of no effect, ard y
city or town leeaiEing ahs highest lumber j
votes at said ans.u uaI election shall be the count
seat. The ballots east ct sam annual electio
i shall be- eapvsssed, certified d returned an
the result declared in ths manner provided I
SO tion s Of this act.
4 SECS. IL shall be the dnty OF the eever'
i county officers whose Offices are required B
law 70 be keep at the c01nty seat tJ remOv
their respective ofh es, files. records, Office fl
lures, furniturs, and ali public property pc
tanning 20 their respective offices to the ccaht
seat designaled by the alectpis within co das
after such coun seat has been designated b
Il the alecTors u,.der he provisions Of this act.
SEQ 81 This act shall take effect and be
force from and after its passage and approval.
NOTE BY THE SECRETARY or TIA TERRIroSA
BISMARCK, d. T March II, 1881
hes;s-agning net having been presented
the govsrnDrtf az the territory for bis approve
and not having bS9n rsturned by him tv 4
Houee Of the Ieg alative Assembly in which
oriQiK4sed, " thin the time prescribed BY y
Organic Act, has become a law vithnut his q
proval. nj. A.. MCCORMICK,
Secretary nf ths Territory.
United STATES Of America, aa.,atar,,s saa;ea
qerrit.,ry 81 Dakota. s'79' 9sssy s'.'''''
I'M. i. Mccormick, Secretary Of he Ten
tory "a Dakota, d., hereby certify that ha'
carefully compared the forpgoire copy Of
Act entftIed au act to provide for the elocnti'
81 county sea = III counties where county sea
have beor1 located BY a vote les than MAORI
al all the electors voting thereon, with tho e
. rolled original now on file in this ofiicas a.
tat the sarne IL rfect Transcript theretrol
ard III the whole hereof
Ia tcstimlpy whereof, have hersuDto /
/. my hand and affixed The great seal Of the tAr
!, t9ry af Dakota, &C Bismarck, this l4th day
Y Mv-est4 iN11 q
!. SrAr. M. Il. MccoRsncK,
Secretary of the Territory.